Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Kendra

KEN-drə · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Knowing or chief hero, feminine variant of Kendrick
Language
English
Culture
English;Welsh
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · Welsh
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#687
2024 births412
Peak year1987
First appeared1936
Total US births98,110
1987 peak19361958198020022024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KenKenny
Alternate spellings
KendrahKindra
In other languages
Kendra (English)

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